diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Access.qll b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Access.qll
index f68eaef5d8b5..86a46c2531d9 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Access.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/exprs/Access.qll
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class PointerToFieldLiteral extends ImplicitThisFieldAccess {
  * int myFunctionTarget(int);
  *
  * void myFunction() {
- *   int (*myFunctionPointer)(int) = &myTarget;
+ *   int (*myFunctionPointer)(int) = &myFunctionTarget;
  * }
  * ```
  */